The 2021 P1 Racing Fuels Podium Challenge continued on Rally Hungary last weekend.

Paulo Soria did all he could to win the inaugural Clio Trophy by Toksport WRT title. Although he took the victory in the arrive-and-drive category on Rally Hungary, it wasn’t enough to prevent Andrea Mabellini from taking the crown on the double-points finale.

Dariusz Poloński celebrated capturing the Abarth Rally Cup on Rally Hungary by winning for a fifth time in 2021 after Martin Rada retired from the category lead when he went off on SS9 and damaged his car’s suspension.

Sami Pajari moved to the top of the provisional ERC3 Junior standings with victory on Rally Hungary over Jon Armstrong, who was competing in an identical Pirelli-equipped, M-Sport Poland-prepared Ford Fiesta Rally4.

Javier Pardo completed his comeback from a damaged tyre on Saturday morning of Rally Hungary to take a fifth win from as many starts to edge closer to the FIA ERC2 title.

Mads Østberg was handed a maiden victory in the FIA European Rally Championship on a momentous day for Andreas Mikkelsen, who becomes provisional ERC champion** after he was classified sixth overall on Rally Hungary this evening.

Andreas Mikkelsen has followed in the wheel tracks of legends such as Miki Biasion, Bernard Darniche, Sandro Munari and Walter Röhrl by winning the FIA European Rally Championship for Drivers*.

A three-time FIA European title winner joined the FIA European Rally Championship field on Rally Hungary this weekend.

While Nikolay Gryazin’s Rally Hungary lead remains firmly intact, Mads Østberg is up to second place on round seven of the 2021 FIA European Rally Championship following a charging display on the streets of host city Nyíregyháza earlier.

Norbert Herczig has spoken following the accident that denied him and co-driver Ramón Ferenc a podium finish on their home round of the FIA European Rally Championship and left them requiring a trip to hospital for checks.